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Related Historical Markers
By Keith S Smith, March 29, 2011
Sconnelltown Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Birmingham Road at Squires Drive, on the right when traveling south on Birmingham Road. |
| | Cornwallis’ division of the British Army halted here September 11, 1777, on its march to the Battlefield of Brandywine. — — Map (db m191125) HM |
| On Birmingham Road at Country Club Drive, on the left when traveling south on Birmingham Road. |
| | From this ridge General Howe directed the movements of the British Army during the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. — — Map (db m51472) HM |
| On Camp Linden Road, on the right when traveling east. |
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September 11, 1777, while on the march
to the Battlefield of Brandywine,
the British Army under Howe
and Cornwallis crossed the
Brandywine at the ford just
south of this point.
__________
Erected by
The Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m198354) HM |
| On Baltimore Pike (U.S. 1). |
| | The center of the American line, Wayne commanding, was near Chadds Ford and faced west. In late afternoon as Cornwallis was making the main assault on the American right wing, 3 miles north, Knyphausen's division of British and Hessians crossed . . . — — Map (db m8279) HM |
| On Birmingham Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Erected in 1763 Used as a hospital after The Battle of Brandywine September 11, 1777 — — Map (db m191731) HM |
| On Birmingham Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | To mark the site of the first line of defense of the American Army at the Battle of the Brandywine 11 September 1777 — — Map (db m41300) HM |
| On Wilmington Pike (U.S. 202/322) at Brinton Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south on Wilmington Pike. |
| | The battle ended just southwest of here at nightfall. With Howe and his troops holding the field, Washington’s force withdrew to Chester. Although he was wounded, Lafayette helped to reorganize the retreating troops, and Pulaski’s cavalry protected . . . — — Map (db m146793) HM |
May. 7, 2024